Robert Driskell

Articles by Robert Driskell

Robert Driskell received a Bachelor of Arts degree in both Pastoral Ministries and Biblical Studies from Mid-America Christian University in 1995. He is convinced that the hope of the world lies in men and women having a saving relationship with God through faith in Jesus Christ. Robert believes that the Bible contains the truth that God wants us to base our lives upon. He is passionate about understanding the Bible and helping others do the same. Only when one views life through the lens of the Bible can one arrive at a worldview based on truth. Robert is happily married and lives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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Killing of the Canaanites: What Does This Say About God?

There is no denying that God, in the Old Testament, commanded the nation of Israel, His chosen people, to exterminate many nations of people. Atheists use this fact to condemn the character of God. They say they refuse to believe in any being that could be so cruel and heartless. The passages that record God’s […]

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Is Doubt A Sin? Can it be a Good Thing?

by Robert Driskell

As Christians, many of us initially believed because someone else told us it was true. Our parents, grandparents, friends, co-workers, or someone else presented the Gospel to us, we believed it, and trusted Jesus for our salvation. The Holy Spirit confirmed that truth in our hearts, and we knew we were saved. However, as we […]

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With Great Spiritual Knowledge Comes Great Responsibility

by Robert Driskell

With great “Spiritual” knowledge comes great responsibility There are many people, especially in America, who possess knowledge about God, but have never applied that knowledge to their lives. Having grown up in a “Christian” nation, possibly in a “Christian” household, they think that simply knowing about God is the same as knowing God. However, this […]

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What Is The Church Age?

by Robert Driskell

The phrase ‘church age’ usually pertains to a period of time in the history of God’s people. Some students of the Bible see history as being divided up into different ‘ages’ or ‘dispensations’. A dispensation is defined by Webster as, “a general state or ordering of things” (1). The ‘church age’ is seen as a […]

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Love Is Not Self-Seeking: Meaning and Life Application

by Robert Driskell

Most Christians are familiar with what is often referred to as the “Love Chapter” of First Corinthians 13: 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not […]

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Is The Church Unfairly Picking on the Homosexual Community?

by Robert Driskell

Christians are being accused of singling out the sin of homosexuality as being worse than other sins. Christians are accused of being intolerant, cruel, and judgmental when it comes to the subject of homosexuals and the homosexual lifestyle. Is this accusation accurate? Do Christians live as if they are choosing to persecute homosexuals with more […]

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Do Atheists Really Believe There Is No God?

by Robert Driskell

Many atheists and skeptics argue that there just is not enough (or any) evidence for the existence of God. Christopher Hitchens (R.I.P.), a well-known atheist, has said, “[E]xceptional claims demand exceptional evidence” and “That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence” [1]. It is clear that atheists deny that there is […]

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What is the Gospel Message? Finding The Truth

by Robert Driskell

The word “Gospel” means ‘good news’. According to Vine’s, “…it denotes the “good tidings” of the kingdom of God and of salvation through Christ, to be received by faith, on the basis of His expiatory death, His burial, resurrection, and ascension…” (Vine’s, p. 275). When most of us think of ‘good news’ we do not […]

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Can Good Come From Evil? A Biblical Discussion

by Robert Driskell

The reality of evil confronts us every day. Men and women commit terrible acts of violence and degradation continuously. News stories from all over the world testify hourly of the filthy depths to which human beings stoop. Oddly enough, many blame God for not stopping the evil that men choose to perpetrate, even as they […]

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God Is My Strength: Testimony With Verses

by Robert Driskell

I was raised in a Christian home. Our family went to church every Sunday morning, Sunday evening, and Wednesday evening. My recollection of this time is that it was a time of ‘fellowship’ or ‘hanging out with friends’ as I would have called it then. Church seemed to be a safe, oftentimes fun, environment. I […]

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